Worship | Sunday June 6, 2010
Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
| 10:30 A.M. Service of Worship |
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At CCC, we honor and celebrate people of all races, cultures, ages, abilities,
sexual orientations and gender identity.Let us now enter into the Holy One’s presence.
Gathering Music NCH # 416 I Will Trust in the Lord TRUST IN THE LORD
Glorify Thy Name in All the Earth GLORIFY THY NAME
- Creator, we love you, we worship and adore you,
Glorify thy name in all the earth.
Glorify thy name, glorify thy name,
Glorify thy name in all the earth.- Jesus…we love you, we worship and adore you….
- Spirit we love you, we worship and adore you…
Welcome and Announcements
Passing of the Peace
Prelude For He That Is Mighty J.S. Bach
Stuart Kern, Double-Bell Euphonium
*Call to Worship (Based on Psalm 146)
Happy are those whose hope is in God,
maker of heaven and earth--
for God keeps faith forever!God executes justice for the oppressed
and gives food for the hungry.
God sets the prisoners free
and opens the eyes of the blind.God lifts up those who are bowed down.
God watches over the strangers
and upholds the orphan and the widow.People of God, sing praise to the One who is your help—
for God keeps faith forever!*Hymn of Praise # 332 As We gather At Your Table BEACH SPRING
Prayer Of Invocation And The Lord’s Prayer
Faithful God, break bread with us, who are hungry in many ways. When we are broken, help us find wholeness. When we are lost, show us a way home. Transform us with your compassion so that we can help make you known through acts of justice and kindness in the world. As Jesus taught we pray, Holy God, who art in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen.Reception of New Members
Words from the Minister
Introduction
Questions to the New Members
Is it your desire to enter into covenant relationship with Christ Congregational Church, United Church of Christ?Response
It is. We will seek to be faithful, with God’s help. We pledge to share with you the joys and sorrows of our life together, affirming our mutual ministry in Christ.Christ Congregational Church Covenant Leslie Weyn
We covenant with one another as a community of faith grounded in God, the source of all life. We seek to walk in the ways of God’s abiding love, made known or to be made known to us through the Holy Scriptures, the life and teachings of Jesus, and the continuing guidance of the Holy Spirit in our lives and worship. Affirming that all persons are created in the image of God, we honor and celebrate people of all races, cultures, ages, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities. In our life together we endeavor to support each other on our spiritual journeys with open minds and loving hearts. We hold it to be the mission of the church to embody the good news of God’s love for all people by laboring for the progress of knowledge, the promotion of justice, and the reign of peace. We work and pray for the transformation of ourselves and all creation into realms of God’s compassion; and in faith we place ourselves in God’s hands, in death as in life.
Welcome and Promise from the Congregation Pete Macleod
We, members and friends of Christ Congregational Church, welcome you with great joy into our Christian walk, work and worship. We pledge to you our love and prayers. God grant that by loving and being loved, serving and being served, forgiving and being forgiven, we may truly be your people and further your kingdom on earth. Amen.Signing Book of Membership
Scripture 1 Kings 17:8-16 Leslie Weyn
Time With Children
Meditation “Noah’s Compass” Rev. Susan A. Henderson
Presentation of Tithes and OfferingOffertory In Remembrance Red/Courtney
The Chancel ChoirDoxology Sung to the tune: OLD HUNDREDTH
Praise God from whom all blessings flow;
Praise God, all creatures here below;
Praise God for all that love has done;
Creator, Christ and Spirit, One.
*Prayer of Dedication
You know us, O God, by the way we give. In our willingness to understand the church’s needs, you know our concerns; in our sharing for the poor, the compromised and the rejected, you know our generosity; in our desire to spread the Good News in word and deed, you know our priorities. Bless these gifts and bless the givers, lovingly and peacefully. Amen.Pastoral Prayer Rev. Amy L. Lewis
Sacrament of Holy Communion
Setting the Communion Table The Michel Family
Hymn For Setting the Table # 342 ST. FLAVIAN
Be Known to Us in Breaking Bread
Invitation to the TableWords of Institution
Prayer of Blessing
Holy God, with your Spirit, bless the grains from the ground and the fruit of the vines that we might be nourished with love and compassion; comfort and challenge us for the things you ask us to do each and every day. Fill us and use us. Amen.The Sharing of the Bread and the Cup
(Beginning with the front row, come forward and partake of the bread and cup.
Return to your seats by the side aisles. If you prefer, remain seated and you will be served.
A gluten free option is available on each bread plate.)Music As We Commune Liebster Jesu, Wir Sind Hier setting: Gerald Near
Prayer of Thanksgiving
*Hymn of Going Forth # 23 IN BABILONE
There’s a Wideness in God’s MercyBenediction
As people of God, we trust this:
God keeps faith forever.
We go from this place filled with new life,
ready to bear the good news of God’s promises.
And should we find ourselves feeling worried or discouraged this week,
we will remember that the wondrous love of God,
the healing power of Christ Jesus,
and the bold courage of the Holy Spirit,
go with us today and always.
Let God be your compass. Amen!Postlude Gavotte and Hornpipe Henry Purcell
Stuart KernFlowers
The flowers are given by Judy Cox and Peter Karl
with thanks for Susan Henderson’s ministry,
and in celebration of our 25th wedding anniversary on June 8Liturgist
Leslie Weyn, DeaconCommunion Servers
David Bell, Aldene Ault, Audrey Platt,
Neville Platt, Brian FryeSign Language Interpreter
Jennifer WagnerPortions of this service were adapted from
Worship Ways, a resource of the United Church of Christ;
Congregational Life, a resource of Seasons of the SpiritAll musical resources reprinted with permission under CCLI License 2837543
Please turn off cell phones during the worship service.
Lectionary Readings for June 13
1 Kings 21:1-10, (11-14), 15-21a ? Psalm 5:1-8 or
2 Samuel 11:26-12:10, (13-15) ? Psalm 32
Galatians 2:15-21
Luke 7:36-8:3
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